Two Chapters of War. Isandlwana
On the 22nd of January, 1879, there occurred the disaster to the 24th Regiment at Isandlwana. The British force consisted of six…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1914
2,588 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 2 of 130
6,000,000 Dollars Wanted. Serious Artillery Weakness in the Event of War with Mexico. Washington
General Wood, Chief of the General Staff, is asking the Government for a vote of 6,000,000 dollars for the field artillery and ammunition, divided…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mechanical Soldiers
A Danish engineer has invented an automatic soldier, which he claims will do away with most of the dangers of war for the army…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Canadian Soldiers. Scheme for Service Abroad
"The presence of a Canadian regiment in London, Delhi or Cairo would stir the imagination not only of the Five Nations themselves, but of the whole outside world."…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mexican War. Great Rebel Victory. O[?]naga Captured. Mexico City
A great reverse to the federal arms has been reported from [?]inaga. The rebels advanced and fought [?]o[?]ly around the tre[?]ches and the Federal troops [?]ed, some…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →How Vittoria Was Won. a Page of the Peninsular War
The British had to fight for the bridges over the River Zambesi at the battle of Vittoria., on the 21st of June, 1813; but the possession of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →South African Crisis. Original Grievance Forgotten. Sympathetic Labor War Capetown
The proclamation of martial law is regarded as making the issue clear between the State and syndicatives who adopted the system of rapidly-organised…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Foreign "British" Soldiers
Captain C. T. Atkinson (Oxford University Officers' Training Corps) read a paper on the foreign element in the British army at the Royal United Service Institution,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Civil War. Would Be Over the Whole of Ireland. London
Lord Haldane, in a speech at Hoxton, deprecated discussing the Ulaster negotiations on a public platform. "I decline to despair," he stated, "of a rational people…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Home Rule. Cosvervations Fail. Drifting to Civil War. Unionists Pledged to Ulster. Would A[?] by a Referendum. London
Mr. Bonor Law, speaking at Bristol said the position in Ulster was for more serous than the Government or the country realised. They were driftion incvitably…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Soldier Shot. by His Own Comrade. Johannesburg
Ernest Prescher, a private in the Transvaal Scottish Regiment, has died in the hospital, and it is understood that he was shot by a picket of his own regiment…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Open Column. the War Devil. (To the Editor.)
Sir,—The war devil at the present time is transformed into an angel of [?]ght. The nations consider it an honor to be clad in the scarlet of war. The glory of a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Houses for War. a Belfast Rumor. London
War Office enquir[?]es addressed to Belfast curriers asking for the first use of their horses in the event of war led to rumors that the Government was a[?]ming at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Home Rule. Horses for Use in Event of War. London
The officials of the War Office have lately been making inquiries in Belfast as to the possibilities of obtaining horses as carriers for use in the event of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railwaymen Sign On. Still 30,000 Soldiers in the Field Pretoria
The whole f the railway running staff at Pretoria signed on this morning, and some of the men have already resumed work…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Attempted Theft. One Man Wounded. Sydney
A night watchman named Thomas Semmans surprised two men who were attempting to steal some colls of copper wire, which were lying on a vacant allot[?]ent at…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Secience's Part in War
The current enterprise of scientific experimenters is developing into a romancesomething far more sensational than any melodramic novel or tragedy (says Further…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Soldiers' Handkerchiefs
The cotton handkerchief provided for French soldiers have printed upon them a number of sanitary precepts to be observed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Colonel Shot. Native Soldier's Revenge. Aden
A native soldier shot dead Colonel Walker in revenge for punishment for a breach of discipline. A native non-commissioned officer who attempted to rescue…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Welcome Home. Social to Rev. A. Robertson. a Lismore Visitor's Views
From the "Airdrie Advertiser." and through the kindly offices of Mr. James Barrie we reprint an abridged account of the welcome home to the Rev. Andrew…
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